discuss: BASH programming
Subject:
Re: BASH programming
From:
Alex Weeks ####@####.####
Date:
14 Jan 2004 16:52:23 -0000
Message-Id: <20040114165155.87147.qmail@web60209.mail.yahoo.com>
Have you attempted to contact the current maintainer?
I beleive he is re-writing the whole document.
--- Jeremy Heilman ####@####.#### wrote:
> Dear TLDP Discuss-ers,
>
> I'd like to propose to y'all that I be allowed to
> assume authorship
> responsibilities of the BASH
> Programming-Introduction HOWTO. The
> current HOWTO was last revised in 2000, and while
> BASH commands haven't
> changed all that much (certainly not on the
> introductory command level),
> I have encountered additional useful information,
> both in reading other
> sources and trying things myself, whose addition
> would make a more
> comprehensive resource. I had considered creating a
> document of my own,
> but given the wide spread popularity (and want for
> updating) of the Bash
> HOWTO, I believe a new revision would be more
> beneficial to the Linux
> community..
>
> I tried email the current listed author - Mike G
> ####@####.####
> - and got a non-existant email address bounce in
> reply. I'm guessing
> that the document has lapsed into unmaintained
> status. A google search
> revealed a million references to the HOWTO itself,
> but none of the
> author's current whereabouts. In lieu of talking to
> the author it
> seemed like the next logical step would be to
> contact the TLDP community
> for their input.
>
> I propose the inclusion of more down-to-earth
> explanations of many of
> the structures, as I assume the audience will have
> some programming
> knowledge and is interested more in how to turn
> abstract programming
> ideas into real Bash scripts. I would do some
> restructuring of the
> current document, mostly shuffling of information
> here-and-there to put
> it in better context. I think including a chapter
> that points out which
> functions are intrinsic to Bash and which are
> actually external programs
> would be helpful in making things more platform
> independent. I'd also
> like to include more general syntax of common
> structures prior to the
> examples already contained. The doc could benefit
> from taking advantage
> of some of DocBook's shading, layout, and
> typesetting features as well.
> I have tons of other, ancillary ideas, but I'll save
> those for later!
>
> I'd enjoy hearing any feedback any of you might
> have.
>
> Regards,
> -Jeremy Heilman
> Case Western Reserve University
> Cleveland, Ohio, USA
>
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